Titan Quest(TM) Goes Gold
THQ's Highly Anticipated Action Role-Playing Game Scheduled to Hack and Slash Its Way to Stores on June 26th
AGOURA HILLS, Calif., June 5, 2006: THQ Inc.
(Nasdaq: THQI) and Iron Lore Entertainment today announced
that Titan QuestTM has reached the gold master
stage of development and is entering manufacturing. This
highly anticipated action Role-Playing Game (RPG) will take
Windows PC gamers on a transcontinental journey through the
treacherous and exotic lands of Greece, Egypt and Asia,
blending an immersive storyline with fast-moving combat and
lush, cinematic gameplay for the ultimate RPG experience.
Developed by Brian Sullivan's (co-creator of Age of Empires)
Iron Lore Entertainment, Titan Quest is scheduled to begin
shipping to retailers worldwide on June 26, 2006.
"Working with strong studios like Iron Lore Entertainment is
key to THQ's strategy of bringing new, innovative properties
to core gamers," said Kelly Flock, executive vice president
of worldwide publishing, THQ. "The Titan Quest team has done
a great job of creating a visually stunning game with the
potential to reinvigorate the action RPG genre. We can't wait
to hear the consumer response."
In Titan Quest, gamers will quest through fabled locations
such as the Parthenon, the Great Pyramids, the Hanging
Gardens of Babylon and the Great Wall of China, to save
humanity from terrifying monsters, mythical beasts and the
evil Titans who have escaped their eternal prisons. The game
features a deep single player and co-operative multiplayer
game experience with an epic story written by award-winning
screenwriter Randall Wallace (Braveheart, The Man in the Iron
Mask).
A single-player demo for Titan Quest is now available online
at FilePlanet.com. For more information about Titan Quest,
please visit www.titanquestgame.com.
About Iron Lore Entertainment
Iron Lore Entertainment Ltd. is a high-quality developer of
electronic entertainment software founded in 2000 by Brian
Sullivan, co-creator of the Age of Empires series of games.
The studio's first title, Titan Quest, is an action-RPG for
Windows PC scheduled for release in June of 2006. Additional
information about Iron Lore can be found at www.ironlore.com.
About THQ
THQ Inc. (Nasdaq: THQI) is a leading worldwide developer and
publisher of interactive entertainment software. The company
develops its products for all popular game systems, personal
computers and wireless devices. Headquartered in Los Angeles
County, California, THQ sells product through its global
network of offices located in North America, Europe and Asia
Pacific. More information about THQ and its products may be
found at www.thq.com and www.thqwireless.com. THQ, THQ Wireless, Titan
Quest and their respective logos are trademarks and/or
registered trademarks of THQ Inc.
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